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Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
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Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp
Okaukuejo Camp

Reviews of Okaukuejo Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

701 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Okaukuejo Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 107 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Okaukuejo Camp.
Lion

71% success

Leopard

6% success

Cheetah

19% success

Giraffe

99% success

Zebra

96% success

Oryx

96% success

Elephant

95% success

Wildebeest

94% success

Black Rhino

90% success

Spotted Hyena

58% success

Eland

43% success

White Rhino

35% success

Brown Hyena

23% success

Roan antelope

20% success

Sable antelope

15% success

Aardvark

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Showing 401-410 of 701
Duration
Arrival date
Mr A & Ms J
Brighton

"Best waterhole"

2 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2012
"The camp is a bit like a small commuter town but the waterhole is superb and very easy to reach. It's worth going any time of day. This is what we came for and were not disappointed at all.

The food was fine and staff worked really hard to keep up with the buffet. Some guests behaved pretty badly, grabbing food and plates." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr C & Mrs K
UK

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

1 night Arrived 9 Oct 2012
"A big camp like a small town but in the bush. There are more than 100 cabins plus a camping ground. In high season the restaurant is very busy. You need to reserve a table. When they are very busy the tend to run out of things like plates.

The food is reasonably good and the service is as good as could be expected.

Cabins are comfortable and fairly well appointed many with fridge, kitchenette, braai, separate bedroom and mosquito nets.

The local water hole is well visited by animals especially at night but gets noisy with tourists.

The largeness of the camp does tend to detract from the overall experience especially after visiting many small 'wilderniess' camps as we had but there are good facilities if you need them. Petrol, swimming pool, food and gift shops. The rangers here can take cards for park fees." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 6n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Ms F & Mr A
London

"The waterhole at Okaukuejo is a real treat"

2 nights Arrived 4 Oct 2012
"The great thing about Okaukuejo is its location. Being in the middle of the park gives great access to views across the salt pan, and you also have amazing access to the waterhole at the camp. When we were there in October, there were great herds of animals making their way down to the waterhole morning and evening, and amazing sightings including rhino, elephants and lions at night.

The camp itself is functional rather than luxurious, but our room was clean and comfortable, and the staff were perfectly competent.

We stayed 2 nights which was definitely worth it for getting a sense of the surrounding landscape, and the amazing amount of activity at the waterhole." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Dr D
Suffolk

"This is a large but efficient camp"

3 nights Arrived 3 Oct 2012
"Okaukuejo is a good centre for visiting several good water-holes. Inevitably it feels different from smaller private camps but it certainly served us well. The reception desk was efficient, our chalet was fine and the self-service restaurant provided good meals. The serving of breakfast until 0930 allowed us to go out at first light for two hours before returning to the camp to eat.

The floodlit water-hole provides really good opportunities to see rhino, one evening we saw nine there at the same time. The resident pride of lions at Okondeka are not to be missed either.

Obviously the size of this camp makes it a little more impersonal but all the staff that we met were friendly and helpful." See all these reviews: 22n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs D
Toronto

"Okaukuejo Camp: fascinating"

2 nights Arrived 2 Oct 2012
"The camp facilities were good. The service was not bad as well.

Of course, the main reason to stay there is to be close to the waterhole. One night we saw a great night show starring six black rhinos, several lions and elephants, giraffes & lots of smaller animals interacting by the waterhole. You won't see that kind of action during the day.

It was fascinating." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr D & Mrs M
UK

"Animals galore at Okaukuejo Camp"

2 nights Arrived 29 Sep 2012
"Accommodation was reasonable although very hot at night and there were no cooking facilities other than an ancient and not overly clean braai. Dinner in the restaurant was very poor as well as over-priced - thankfully Expert Africa had advised us to stock up on food before going into Etosha and we were able to put together a cold meal to be eaten at the waterhole on the second evening.

The waterhole was wonderful, with adequate seating and a constant parade of animals visiting day and night.

Apart from the main road through the park, getting around was unexpectedly difficult with some routes in very poor condition and difficult to navigate in a 2WD car." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Terrible
Facilities:
Good
Dr G & Dr E
UK

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2012
"A busier rest stop than Halali given its proximity to the gate. The waterhole in particular was very busy (with game and people). Some guests did not respect the wildlife/or other guests.

Lots of busy waterholes nearby

Restaurant insists on reservations for dinner which helped, but lunch service was very slow" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs SA
Norfolk

"Fantastic Place"

2 nights Arrived 23 Sep 2012
"While the service and food was "typical of a large hotel" [what a diiference to the smaller places we stayed in] the location and facilities for game watching were tops." See all these reviews: 20n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr & Mrs W
Croydon

"Relaxing stay and excellent waterhole"

2 nights Arrived 23 Sep 2012
"When we arrived at Okaukuejo we had had three days of very enjoyable driving in Etosha. However, we quickly discovered that the waterhole was excellent for wildlife and were happy to forsake the Etosha roads for day in camp, especially as our bush chalet was only about a minute from the waterhole (particularly good for pre-dawn visits). The variety and number of animals was excellent through most of the day (elephants, giraffe, zebra, oryx, kudu, rhino and early morning lions) and greater than any other waterhole we visited (except perhaps Nebrowni which was excellent). The viewing conditions were good at Okaukuejo waterhole although there were periods when most seats and the raised viewing area were occupied. Not a real problem, however, and overall the camp felt relaxed.

The quality of the camp overall was very good, and rather better even than Halali in that it had hard surfaced roads and footpaths rather than gravel roads. Our semi-deatched bush chalet was very good (clean, spacious, and as noted above well located for the waterhole).

The camp offered a fixed price evening three course buffet for N$170 each (except for drinks) which offered a good range of food, well presented. Very good choice of salads. Meat cooked while you wait (some meat rather tough). Booking was required and the restaurant allocated seats. Generally the outdoor sitting area was pleasant but some tables were in places which were rather cramped." See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr M
W Lothian

"Okaukuejo Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 23 Sep 2012
"The only reason to visit this Butlins of the bush, is to see the waterhole" See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Poor
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
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701 reviews of Okaukuejo Camp by travellers since August 2007
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